So with you. I don’t have any deeply buried puzzle issues, I just can’t think of anything more tedious and yet many of my friends are obsessed.

I always come back to that old joke that pops up in times like these... A True Believer is trapped on his roof by riding flood waters. A neighbor paddles by in a boat and offers to save him. “No thanks, God will save me.” Blah-blah-blah, “No thanks, God will save me.” Helicopter drops a lifeline. “No thanks, God will…

I have an LDS friend (who has since left the church) and at least with her family, it was definitely Doomsday Prepper-level. I was fascinated by this as a kid. She and her sisters were in charge of keeping this absolutely INSANE pantry/food storage inventory— though to be fair, that’s probably also common sense when…

My vet calls it “The Great Equalizer.” Dog got the runs? Pumpkin. Dog backed up? Pumpkin. It’s magic in a can!

Whyyyyyyyy are all RV’s so absolutely fugly?! What’s with the hideous graphic SWISH! on the side of all of them, and dark, bulky wood and brown/beige color schemes inside that just make it feel claustrophobic and awful. My husband and I talk about RV living from time to time but can’t bear the idea of that much…

It’s not the publication of Allen’s memoir itself that’s at issue; it’s that Hachette specifically opted to publish it and largely hid the decision from Ronan Farrow— another Hachette client— and the staff. It seems like a clear conflict of interest for Hachette, and is definitely a big Fuck You to Ronan Farrow, an…

The key is to start SLOW and LOW, like a fine barbecue. Kiva Confections make a bunch of excellent, reasonably-priced edibles. They have mints that are 2.5mg. Eat a mint, wait an hour or so (the time for it to kick in varies depending on your size, if you’ve eaten recently, etc.)... if you’d like a stronger sensation,…

Tell me about it, Stud.

Thanks! That was 16 years ago and I’ve had 2 more occurrences, but because of that guy’s tip, I’ve been getting screened three times per year, so they’ve all been caught at the earliest stage and haven’t required any treatment beyond a quick excision. Fingers crossed it stays that way!

I almost reworded it for exactly that reason [...”that much is true”...] and then decided to leave it just to inflict the earworm on all my fellow Olds.  Sorry Not Sorry! :D

I was working as a cocktail waitress in a topless bar, and it was exactly as tedious, gross, and demoralizing as you would imagine it to be. One night, I went to close out a table of older men, and when they started talking in front of me about what to tip me. One of them turned to me and said “Honey, here’s a tip for…

TRUE FACT.

I think that’s totally true— and it’s how you get something like Barry Manilow, a 70-something man who now looks like a 60-something woman.

In the natural sciences, it’s called “Aposematism.” It’s the handy way that the appearance of an animal telegraphs to other animals that it is toxic and should be avoided. I appreciate that it makes it easier for me to spot them and keep my distance!

I want it. I want it. I want it.

I’m 45, and was very attuned to the coverage of his death, but for me-- living in Brooklyn and working in the West Village at that time-- it was much more of a local interest story than a cultural touchstone.

I went to IAA 1990-1992, and yes— they were generally very strict... yet I know first-hand of two situations where students had sexual relationships with faculty/staff. In one case, the staff member was fired; the other was a visiting teacher and fulfilled their contract without any interference from the…

Also: all that money and not a single one of them could get a properly-fitted tux???

Also, Valonquar is a gender-neutral term... little brother could also be little sister. Arya’s a little sister who would absolutely love to wrap her hands around Cersi’s pale white throat. Maybe wearing Jamie’s face? 

Ok, this is more of a Season 7 question than Season 8, but Qyburn tells Cersi that the propaganda is working, everyone believes Daenerys is a usurper coming to get them and they’re grateful for Cersi’s protection... how is everyone in King’s Landing not fucking horrified by the whole Sept of Baelor thing?! How the…